{"product_id":"9780140178395","title":"Without a Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT.C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e was first feted as a master of the short story for his critically acclaimed \u003cb\u003eGreasy Lake\u003c\/b\u003e. With these stories applauded by \u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e magazine as \"wickedly comical,\" he displays once again a virtuosity and versatility rare in literary America today. \u003cb\u003eWithout a Hero\u003c\/b\u003e zooms in on American phenomena such as a center for the treatment of acquisitive disorders; a couple in search of the last toads on earth; and a real estate wonder boy on a dude safari near convenient Bakerfield, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp, guileful, and malevolently funny, Boyle's stories are \"more than funny, better than wicked,\" says \u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e. \"They make you cringe with their clarity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064980586736,"sku":"9780140178395","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140178395_p0.jpg?v=1763642564","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140178395","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}